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SBUDNIC

College-built satellite. SBUDNIC was launched on May 25, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 10, 2023).

COSPAR 2022-057AUNORAD 52774United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SBUDNIC
International designator
2022-057AU
NORAD catalog number
52774
GCAT identifier
S52774
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1130

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Brown
Owner
Brown Univ.
Country
United States
Builder
Brown University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
May 25, 2022 · 18:35 UTC
Launch record
2022-057Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
517 km
Apogee
530 km
Inclination
97.52°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 10, 2023
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
August 2023

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q112801699 (CC0).